[ILUG] [OT-ish] Q: iRiver H340, Linux, USB1.1/2.0, comments?

[dara]

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>     Earplugs might not be the worst idea in the world :-)  Though a 
> decent
> set of closed headphones will give you a good 9~12dB cut in external 
> noise.
>
anybody tried the active headphones that cancel ambient noise ?

>     Generally the first part to fail is actually the battery. 

I agree. The hdd is usually taking a low usage hit in these devices due 
to caching, right?